Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He is portly but not overly obese. His fur is red and very short. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aura studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 19000 sp. Zircon (80 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nirgel does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Disease, Sensitive, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He is physically well-built. He has styled his green crest well, parting it to the left. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Azurite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears blue trousers with pastel and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He tends to his Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 pp. Red garnet (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. She wears her cinnamon fur down. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the east to a Carter, Serpent learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has worked as a Carter like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 150 pp. Moonstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).